As it happened: Paris-Nice stage 8

That wraps things up for our live coverage of Paris-Nice 2024 with Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) winning this year’s Race to the Sun. Look out for news coming out of both this race and Tirreno-Adriatico which also concludes today. Also, make sure to read the full race report below.

Paris-Nice: Jorgenson takes overall victory as Evenepoel wins final stage

Quite a tremendous stat on Visma-Lease a Bike and their continued domination of the whole calendar. Even with new riders such as Jorgenson, they once again prove their are the best team in the world as the first side ever to win both Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico. 

The final GC top 10 at Paris-Nice 2024 with Vlasov moving into the top 5 after another strong day. Plapp fell to sixth but it was still a step up and successful week for him at new team Jayco AlUla. Roglič finished ninth overall after not having his best day or week. USA on top at Paris-Nice.

His trade team kit may be yellow, but nothing will feel as good as putting on the Paris-Nice leader’s and winner’s maillot jaune. Here’s Matteo Jorgenson’s crowning moment, resplendent in yellow in Nice. 

Here’s what Paris-Nice overall winner Jorgenson had to say after the stage:

“To be honest, no, never. Until this year I never would’ve believed this was possible but here we are,” Jorgenson said.

“It couldn’t have gone any better today and the whole week. It hasn’t really sunk in yet. I could barely sleep last night, to be honest with you, I was so nervous and I felt for the first time in my life pressure.

“To have it come together like that and to ride in with such a champion like Remco, it was just a really special moment.”

Jorgenson said the finish was right by his house a local to Nice, with knowledge of home roads helping him to assign key points where he could tell his domestiques to position him. 

All smiles for the two Americans who starred at this weeks Paris-Nice. They bookend the podium as cyclists from the USA continue to show themselves at the biggest races once again. 

Here’s some reaction from stage winner Remco Evenepoel:

Asked if he was disapointed to…